false 76433449 2393446 564249 0804111022 9780804111027 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175826429m/564249.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175826429s/564249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/564249.Death_of_a_Prankster 3.72 246 A Hamish Macbeth Mystery by the author of "Death of a Snob."
When it comes to murder, Constable Hamish Macbeth can't see the joke. Rich, old practical joker Andrew Trent summons his kin to remote Arrat House in the dead of winter for a deathbed farewell. But when they arrive, the old coot is in perfect health, cackling at his joke and ready to torment them with others.
But it turns out the joke's on Trent. As the saying goes, he who laughs last, kills first! And when Trent is murdered, Constable Macbeth must step in and solve the crime before the punchline of the next killing joke knocks him right into an early grave!]]> 1657638 3.67 15193 1318 1992 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:46:38 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:22:04 -0800 2009